Irish Man Living In England

I was born in Ireland, lived in England for a while now Australia, I found the British very kind and generous as are most people given half the chance. I dont think we can judge any nation on the few

southernstar2030,well your comment has not contributed anything worthwhile,please take note of what EP says when posting a reply to a story "authenticity,support and respect",your comment about the English was totally uncalled for !

here in us people hate fat,short bald,those whose job is not impressive and goes on and on.hate hate hate.where i live if haven't been born here ,won't talk to one.very lonely here but financially stuck here.can you go back to ireland?i hear england is snobbish.

Home is where the heart is.... it never leaves you, does it, wherever you settle?

BelleNoel,one day I will return,sell up and re settle in my beautiful home country.

Hello Garvin. Nice story here. I just cam upon it. I too am of Irish decent. All of my ancesters originally came to the US from Ireland. The most recent was my mother's father, who came by way of the Panama Canal (where he was a laborer. I was lucky enough to have known him as a kid. I was to Dublin as a young man, and the people were generally warm and friendly. Beautiful country, Ireland. I have a favorite pub near my home that draws a good mix of Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, Austrailians, Canadians and New

Zealanders. I have found all to be warm and friendly people, and I count many as good friends. Perhaps its that we are all a good way from home.

And to you,I hope you had a wonderful time.

Deliliah,you are honest and true as the day is long,bless you !

I do not get your point at all,please remember I am 100 % Irish,I just happen to currently live in the UK,I will be returning home to my country of birth to retire.

You have raised the issue of the six counties NOT me,I avoid entering that debate and leave it to the politicians to resolve the issues.

Its funny how only when you're sensitive to these things that you notice them! Sure the Queen came here to Ireland last year and we were delighted to see her, standing side by side with our President at the garden of remembrance and everything! I agree with the friendliness aspect but the English have their joys too, I think both nations are trying to put it behind us and connect more and I hope both sides continue to make that effort, please don't base your opinions of us on that small minority who are still 'dying' for the six counties, we can be neighbours and friends :) xo

Hi garvan,

my heritage is Irish too, but I have to go back to 1760 to find my Irish roots. I am living in London but it is London Ontario Canada. My original ancestor came to the colonies as a teacher from Newtonards in County Down, well before Northern Ireland was established. I have not been able to visit the emerald isle, but it is on my bucket list.

Agreed.

That takes me back "good floury spuds" the Irish LOVE THEM,ten nearest you can find to them in England is Maris Piper,never peel them boil them in their skins and watch when cooked they will split to show their floury centre smiling up at you!

couldnt agree more. i was born and rared in england and growing up in the 70s and 80s it definitley wasnt trendy to be irish. one thing i have noticed though is since the boom of the "celtic tiger" sections of ireland are becoming as unfriendly as england. but on the whole the irish are far more friendlier than the brits. looking forward to spending xmas ireland and getting stuck into a plate of floury spuds. good luck sir!

Couldn't agree more with you! I am also English with an Irish heritage and I can't believe the difference in the two countries seeing as they are so close to each other! I'm hoping to go back to my Irish roots and live happily ever after!! :)

Thank you all for your kind comments.

I love it there;) and visited a few times....on one side my grandparents are from Ireland.:) so true ..sweet story...and yes the friendliness is legendary.

My grandparents were from ireland,your right about the friendlyness ironicly my neighbour was born in ireland.He is a good man,and we get on well and help each other.I have been trying to help him track down long lost family he was adopted in 1955.But so far no luck,i enjoyed reading your story thankyou.

Couldn't agree more on the warmth issue!



I got stopped at the weekend by a random to ask me where I was from etc because I was wearing my Munster rugby jersey. I was so shocked that someone stopped me in the street, I didn't know how to respond for a second!

Hi again garvan, yes he was at Gallipoli but he wasn't amonst the first contingents. It was a massacre for them. Tragic.

Mal

Thanks for the reply,Dublin is indeed a beautiful city and well worth a visit.Your grandfather was a very brave man,i hope he never saw the tragidies at gallopoli.

Hi Garvan :), I live in Australia but my heritage is Irish and I'm proud of it. My grandfather was born in Dublin and migrated to Aus in 1912. In 1915 he joined the Australian Armed Forces (ANZAC) during WW1 and was a member of the legendary Australian Light Horse Regiment. He returned home (Aus) after the war in1919, but sadly he died in 1939, eleven years before I was born. But I wish to someday go to Ireland and visit his birthplace of Dublin.

Mal